'''Al Burian''' is a writer and musician currently residing in Chicago, IL. He is best known for the [[perzine|personal zine]] [[Burn Collector]], now in its 13th issue, as well writing columns for [[HeartattaCk]] and [[Punk Planet]]. He has also released the [[minicomic]] [[Things are Meaning Less]].He plays bass in the band Milemarker, and sings and plays guitar in the band Challenger. More recently Al has published two issues of a [[travel zine]] called [[Natural Disasters]].

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'''Al Burian''' is a writer and musician currently residing in Chicago, IL. He is best known for his long-running [[perzine|personal zine]] [[Burn Collector]], as well writing columns for [[HeartattaCk]] and [[Punk Planet]]. He has also released the [[minicomic]] [[Things are Meaning Less]]. He plays bass in the band Milemarker, and sings and plays guitar in the band Challenger. More recently Al has published two issues of a [[travel zine]] called [[Natural Disasters]].

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Beginning in the mid-nineties, Burian has distributed his work through the tight-knit network of the DIY punk music/art scene. He has been doing reading/speaking performances since the year 2000.

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His work has garnered praise from such legitimate institutions as the Utne Reader and McSweeneys Best Nonrequired Reading.

Beginning in the mid-nineties, Burian has distributed his work through the tight-knit network of the DIY punk music/art scene. He has been doing reading/speaking performances since the year 2000.
His work has garnered praise from such legitimate institutions as the Utne Reader and McSweeneys Best Nonrequired Reading.